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In addition to the 69 links below,

another useful source of information about dance styles is  »» 
Wikipedia


   
 
Anglia - Bands & DJs 

  Texas Tommy    DJ specialising in 1940's and 1950's style Swing Dance music.  Ipswich based
 
  Glenn Hurst Music    Big Band.  Suffolk based
 
  Jeff Short Swing Band & Singers    Big Band.  Essex based
 
  Swing Machine Dance Band    Big Band.  Suffolk based
 
  Galaxy Big Band    Big Band.  East Anglia based
 
  Harmony In Harlem    Big Band.  East Anglia based.  Specializing in Duke Ellington, perfect for Lindy Hop
 
  The Sweeting Swing Band    Big Band.  Essex based.  Specialising in Swing Dance Music.
 
  Jonathan Wyatt Big Band    Big Band.  East Anglia Based
 
  Swing Blitz Louis    Vintage vocalist specializing in 1930's and 1940's music.  Norfolk based
 
 
Anglia - General 

  Suffolk Social Dancer    Ballroom & Sequence Dance functions in & around Ipswich.  Excellent detail.
 
  Dance East    Academy for all forms of dance.  Mainly geared for the performing arts.  Ipswich based.
 
  Cal'Donias    Retro Juke Box which fell through a time warp from the Swing Dance era.  Awesome!
 
  Grapevine    Music "what's on" listing site for East Anglia.  Good source of info about dances and venues
 
  Jane Hall    Great Yarmouth-based artist - dance paintings for sale
 
 
Dancewear Traders 

  Esther's Originals    Tailoring service for bespoke 40's and 50's dance & military clothing.  Ipswich based
 
  Canama Dance Supplies    Dance shoe supplier based in Suffolk
 
  Dance Vibe    Dance store.  Fore Street, Ipswich
 
  Supadance    Dance Shoes
 
  Kingdom of Dance    Dance Shoes & Clothing
 
  Move Dancewear    Dance Shoes & Dancewear
 
  Vida Dance    Mens dance shoes
 
  The 1940's & 50's Clothing Company    Clothing & accessories of the 1940's & 50's
 
  Vintage Clothing    Vintage clothing - possible sources of the real thing!
 
  20th Century Foxy    Vintage reproduction clothing
 
 
National - Argentine Tango 

  Stephen Brown    Authorative source of information on Tango Styles
 
  Tango & Chaos in Buenos Aires    Delightful read on Tango from Buenos Aires perspective
 
 
National - Ballroom/Sequence 

  Sequence Dancing    Sequencing Dancing only - lots of excellent information
 
  Dance for England    Ballroom - project aimed at developing ballroom dancing among young people
 
  Dancesport UK    Ballroom.  Very comprehensive
 
  UK Ballroom    Ballroom
 
  Strictly Ballroom & Latin    Ballroom
 
  Dancing Clubs    Ballroom
 
  Are You Dancing ?    Ballroom + other dance styles
 
  Dance Web (UK)    Ballroom + other dance styles
 
  Anglia Dance Events    Dance evenings & weekends with dance professionals
 
 
National - Belly Dance 

  Aladdin's Cave    Belly Dance costumes & music
 
  Whirling Dervish    Belly Dance accessories
 
  The Art of Middle Eastern Dance    Information about Belly Dancing
 
  Yasmina's Joy of Bellydancing    Information about Belly Dancing
 
 
National - General 

  So You Think You Can Dance?    The official BBC Website
 
  Strictly Come Dancing    The official BBC Website
 
  Strictly Dance Fever    The official BBC Website - no longer being updated
 
  Pollytone    Source of R'n'R music.  So they say! Included in case this is of interest to anyone
 
 
National - Line Dancing 

  Lets Line Dance    Line Dancing.  Not much information about East Anglia.
 
 
National - Modern Jive 

  Modern Jive    Must read articles:- "The History of Modern Jive" (includes Swing)
 
  How to Jive    Similar information to the above.  (includes Swing)
 
  LeRoc Modern Jive Federation    The LeRoc story
 
  UK Jive    Modern Jive listing site
 
  Jiveaholics Anonymous    Includes video tuition
 
  Modern Jive Resource Centre    Modern Jive!
 
  Dance Federation    Also include Salsa
 
  Salsa & Modern Jive    Also include Salsa
 
 
National - Rock'n'Roll 

  Rock the Joint    Rock'n'Roll - Links to various R&R organisations
 
  Maggie's Blue Suede News    Rock'n'Roll in the Midlands, but with lots of other useful information
 
  UK Rock Magazine    Rock'n'Roll
 
  Complete UK Rock'n'Roll Gig Guide    Rock'n'Roll / Jive.  Excellent listing site
 
  Planet Jive    Emphasis on Jive
 
 
National - Swing 

  Rod's 1940's Events Calendar    Very comprehensive UK-wide listing site for Swing Dance events
 
  London Swing & Dance Company    Lindy Hop in London.  Also a useful source of information.
 
  Tuxedo Junction    Lindy Hop
 
  The Lindy Circle    Lindy Hop - also a good source of links
 
  Archives of Lindy Hop    Lindy Hop - lots of archive material
 
  Jump’n’Jive    Lindy Hop - also tuition in aerials!
 
  The Swingtime Dance Company    Lindy Hop, Balboa & other styles
 
  London Balboa Festival    This link goes to a superb description of Balboa history
 
  West Coast Swing UK    West Coast Swing - places to go
 
  iDance    Online dance lessons, various swing-dance styles
 
  Frankie Manning Tribute    Tribute to Frankie Manning - with archive Swing footage from 1930's to 2009
 
  StreetSwing    An amazing mine of information about dance
 

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